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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The New Russia, Chapters 58-63 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Unable to fight with Sweden or Britain in new "ship-of-the-line" warships, what did Peter build that could sail close to shore and swarm larger ships?
(a) Rowed kayaks.
(b) Rowed galleys.
(c) Rowed frigates.
(d) Rowed catamarans.

2. Chapter 36 brought spring's oppressive heat, but Charles XII rejected what at this point?
(a) A peace feeler.
(b) His officer's call to surrender.
(c) His troops' call to flee.
(d) His officer's call to retreat.

3. After invading the Kremlin, for how many days did Muscovy's soldiers kill boyars?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) A week.
(d) Two.

4. Ulrika, the sister of Charles XII, assumed the throne and ordered Goertz beheaded, which left Sweden as a _________.
(a) Stable power.
(b) Sovereign country.
(c) Vantage point.
(d) Vacuum.

5. Russia captured Riga and _________.
(a) Vysotsk.
(b) Vyborg,
(c) Vyksa.
(d) Vysokovsk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 21 reflected Peter was back at his highest priority, finding in his shipyards any waste, shortages, or ________.

2. How long did Peter send the "Great Embassy" to Europe to recruit and study?

3. "Great Embassy" member in Russia felt that Europeans who embraced music, art, literature, and science were _________.

4. After serfs and peasants were drafted by the thousands for unskilled shipbuilding labor, what work moved swiftly despite what?

5. How was Louis XV related to Louis XIV?

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